92 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:48 | Tran: 22:50 | Set: 4:57

Alt: 10.14° Az: 258.57° Direction: West-South-West

92 Virginis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Virgo.

92 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, 92 Virginis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 92 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 92 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 57m 45s

Declination +00° 55’ 38”

Hour Angle 04h 59m 10s

Sidereal Time 18h 56m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 56m 27s

Declination +01° 03’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 336.53°

Galactic Latitude 59.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type A8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 92 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 92 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

92 Virginis is distant 337.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.52

Distance (light year) 337.47

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 92 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD121607

SAO Catalogue SAO120185

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP68092

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 2865

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 92 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.1° RISE 16:48

Max altitude: 39.4° TRANSIT 22:50

Azimuth: 270.9° SET 4:57

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo